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Q121786: LPR and LPD Registry Entries for TCP/IP Printing

Article: Q121786
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.50 3.51

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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The following Registry entries can be used to configure printing through LPR/LPD
in Windows NT version 3.51:

- LPR Print Monitor

- LPDSVC

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LPR Print Monitor
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One parameter under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\ LPR
Port\Ports\<portname>

  PrintSwitch: REG_SZ

This specifies the format control character that the LPR Print Monitor should
send to the print server through the control file. By default, this parameter
doesn't exist in the Registry, and "l" (lowercase L) is sent as the control
character. This can be set to any string. If set, the first letter of the string
is taken (the rest of the string is ignored) as the format control character and
sent to the print server. Some situations may need 'f' to be used instead of
'l', and this parameter can then be used.

LPDSVC
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Three parameters under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LPDSVC\Parameters

  AllowJobRemoval: REG_DWORD: 0x1

Setting this parameter to 0 disables job removal (that is, once submitted, the
job cannot be removed using LPRM, no matter who submitted it originally). If for
any reason it is required that LPDSVC not delete a job from the queue once
submitted, this parameter should be set to 0. Default is 1 (that is, allow a job
to be removed--if request to remove is from the computer that submitted it
originally).

  AllowPrinterResume: REG_DWORD: 0x1

If a printer is paused, by default anyone can cause it to be resumed by sending
the appropriate LPR command. If this parameter is set to 0, request from anyone
to resume printer is ignored. Default is 1 (that is, honor any request to resume
printing).

  MaxConcurrentUsers: REG_DWORD: 0x64

This parameter specifies how many users can concurrently send a job to LPDSVC.
Default is 100.

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Version           : 3.50 3.51

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